The Education Law Association  (ELAS) was founded in 1991 to support the advancement of education for the public benefit from pre-school through primary, secondary, further, higher and adult education by:

• providing a source of advice and assistance in all matters relating to education law
  
• promoting and developing expertise, through training and the exchange of information, in the practice, knowledge and implementation of education law for lawyers, advocates, educationalists and advice workers
  
• fostering and developing co-operation with lawyers practising in related fields and with lawyers practising education law in other countries and jurisdictions.